Helping Quit Smoking with Varenicline, Side Effects and Dosage

Now we will talk about Varenicline, we will see what is side effects and dosage using Varenicline. The struggle to stop smoking does require hard work and great seriousness. Community and family is very influential to encourage smoking cessation success. Moreover, when we have been smoking for years, of course, stopping is even more difficult.

One way to quit smoking is with the help of drugs. Varenicline is a drug that can be used to help quit smoking, but of course we should really consider the side effects of using drugs of this type. Because the brain Varenicline works by manipulating the brain by cutting the pleasure of smoking. Varenicline (trade name Chantix in the USA and Champix in Canada, Europe and other countries, marketed by Pfizer, usually in the form of varenicline tartrate), is a prescription medication used to treat smoking addiction. There are few side effects and dosages that must be considered in using this Varenicline. Here we will describe indication, dosage, efeksamping and special instructions in the use of Varenicline.

Indications:
Helping to stop smoking.

Dosage:

1. 1 mg by mouth (orally) 2 times a day, followed by titration for 1 week.
2. Days 1-3: 0.5 mg by mouth (orally), 1 times daily
3. Days 4-7: 0.5 mg by mouth (orally), 2 times daily
4. Day 8-end of the treatment: 1 mg by mouth (orally), 2 times daily
5. Duration: 3-6 months

Implementation:
Starting dose 1-2 weeks before the target quit date.

Side Effects:
Nausea, insomnia, headache, drowsiness, dizziness, strange dreams, fatigue, abdominal discomfort, increased appetite.

Special Instructions:

Use with caution in patients with renal dysfunction, those who are undergoing dialysis and patients with serious psychiatric illness

The Therapeutic Goods Administration of Australia has received more than 1000 reports of adverse events related to varenicline (although these could also be attributed to smoking cessation) as of May 2010, with 67% of these describing psychiatric symptoms such as depression, aggression and anxiety.

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